PENNSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING JANUARY 28, 2015 (RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 26, 2015) I. CALL TO ORDER II. III. IV. ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE READING OF THE SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT V. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES A. December 15, 2014 1. REGULAR SESSION 2. CLOSED SESSION B. December 22, 2014 1. REGULAR SESSION 2. CLOSED SESSION VI. VII. COMMUNICATIONS SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT A. Super Bee Awards Valley Park B. Approve Fire and Security Drills December 2014 C. Approve Workshop Reports December 2014 VIII. IX. MOTION TO ACCEPT SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT NOTATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS The Board President will recognize those individuals in the audience who wish to comment on agenda items. Please respect the following procedure: 1. Be recognized by the Board President 2. State your full name and address 3. Identify the resolution number(s) that you wish to comment on 4. Wait to be recognized before you make your comment (just before the resolution is voted on) 5. Limit your comments to the specific resolution you identified in #3
X. ACTION ITEMS A. SUPERINTENDENT 01-26-1SP 01-26-2SP 01-26-3SP 01-26-4SP 01-26-5SP 01-26-6SP 01-26-7SP 01-26-8SP 01-26-9SP 01-26-10SP 01-26-11SP - Approve Field Trips - Approve Workshops - Approve HIB Specialist - Approve After-School Escort Program Personnel - Approve LOA C. Press - Approve LOA P. McClincy - Employ Para A. Belitsas - Approve CP Family Night Program Personnel - Employ Part-time Title I Teacher J. Nardelli - Approve Extra-Curricular Personnel - Employ Substitute Teachers B. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR 01-26-1BA - Approve General Fund Invoices Month Year 01-26-2BA - Approve Payroll Invoices December 2014 01-26-3BA - Certify Secretary s Report November 2014 01-26-4BA - Change Board Meeting Date 01-26-5BA - Approve Application for Service Xtel Communications 01-26-6BA - Approve Incoming McKinney-Vento Students 01-26-7BA - Approve Outgoing Tuition Students 01-26-8BA - Approve Line Item Transfers December 2014 01-26-9BA - Certify Secretary s Report December 2014 XI. NEW BUSINESS 01-26-1NB - Approve Change in Board Meeting Date 01-26-2NB - Approve Field Trip 01-26-3NB - Approve Workshops 01-26-4NB - Accept Resignation S. Allen 01-26-5NB - Accept Retirement R. Hoffman 01-26-6NB - Approve Contract Middlesex Reg l Education Services 01-26-7NB - Approve Teaching Staff for Zero Period Classes 01-26-8NB - Approve Music Accompanist for Zero Period Classes 01-26-9NB - Approve LOA L. Jatzke 01-26-10NB - Approve Amendment to ESEA/NCLB Application FY 15
XII. SECRETARY S REPORTS November 2014 and December 2014 XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. TREASURER S FINANCIAL REPORT SUPERINTENDENT S COMMENTS PRESIDENT S REPORT/NJSPA UPDATES BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Central Park School Penn Beach School Valley Park School Pennsville Middle School Pennsville Memorial High School Academies - Mr. Chambers - Mr. Thomas - Mr. Lang - Mr. Nugent - Mrs. Phillips - Mrs. Staffieri-Morris XVII. PUBLIC COMMENTS This meeting will now be open to members of the public who wish to speak or make comment on agenda items or a school district issue that may be of concern to the residents of the Township of Pennsville. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act. The Board has set aside a portion of this meeting, the length of which will be announced by the presiding Board Officer prior to the first member of the public being acknowledged, for public comment. Any person who wishes to speak must wait to speak until they have been recognized by the presiding Board Officer. Out of respect for other members of the public that may wish to speak, the Board requests that each speaker cede the floor to the next members of the public as soon as they have finished making their respective comment(s). If your questions or comments pertain to litigation, student, or personnel matters, the Board asks that you see the Superintendent after the meeting since the Board does not, pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, discuss or respond to these items in public. In addition, please note that the Board has established a specific grievance process in order to ensure an orderly and prompt response to certain public complaints. The process is set forth in File Code: 1312, Community Complaints and Inquiries. A copy of this policy is available at your request in the Office of the Superintendent. In order to best facilitate public complaints, the Board requests that members of the public follow the process set forth in File Code: 1312. XVIII. CLOSED SESSION
XIX. XX. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION HIB CASES 01-26-HB1 - Affirm Findings and Conclusions of HIB Cases XX. ADJOURNMENT THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AT THIS MEETING: PLEASE NOTE: 1. AGENDA QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ARISE CONCERNING WHAT AN AGENDA MUST LOOK LIKE. IN COMMON USAGE, AGENDA REFERS TO A LIST OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, AN OUTLINE OF THINGS TO DO. SINCE THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SUNSHINE LAW TO INDICATE ANY SPECIAL MEANING TO THE WORD AGENDA, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS STATED THAT THE ORDINARY AND UNDERSTOOD MEANING OF THE WORD IS TO BE USED. HE CONCLUDED THAT AGENDA REFERS SOLELY TO THE LIST OF SUBJECT MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SUPPORTIVE OR EXPLANATORY MATERIALS AND REPORTS. (A.G.F.O. 19.1976)
WORKSHOP REPORTS DECEMBER 2014 12/05 12/07/14 Richman, Candelle Business and Financial Responsibility 12/10/14 Allen, Sandra PARCC Math Grades 3 8 12/11/14 Conway, Susan Denaxas, Mary Hannum, Patty Jackson, Beth Kearney, Kristina Walters, Gloria Blueprint for Becoming a Successful Mentor Educator 12/11/14 Hemdani, Jacqueline Lewis, Kevin Cutting Edge Technology to Enhance World Language Instruction 12/12/14 Gibau, Nancy Two Worlds are About to Collide-IEPs and PARCC 12/12 12/15/14 Thomas, Jamison National Athletic Directors Conference 12/16/14 Bobjak, Susan Bowman, Ed Kraft, Jennifer O Brien, Matt Executive Function Skills 12/17/14 Chroniger, Jessica Martin, Delores Neff, Christina Highly Effective Strategies to Help Your Struggling Students 12/19/14 Burns, Cherie DuBarry-Paul, Jennifer Starry Night and the Coming USA Total Solar Eclipse
01-26-1SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the following field trips: 1. Music Performance 2. Academic Competition 3. Music Performance 4. Music Performance 5. Music Performance 6. Music Performance 7. Academic Conference 8. Music Rehearsals 9. Classroom Trip
01-26-2SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the following workshops, meals plus mileage not to exceed the state travel reimbursement requirements set forth by the Department of the Treasury: 1. Martha Frampton, PMHS Teacher of Music, to attend the NJMEA Music Conference in East Brunswick, NJ, on February 19-21, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $150.00. 2. Theresa Hooks, CP Teacher of Music; Linda Wardell, PB Teacher of Music; and Matt Martin, PMHS Teacher of Music, to attend the NJMEA Music Conference in East Brunswick, NJ, on February 20, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $150.00 per person. 3. Dr. Michael Brodzik, Superintendent, to attend TECHSPO in Atlantic City, NJ, on January 30, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $245.00. 4. Amy Baran, PMHS Media Specialist, to attend What s New in Young Adult Literature in Voorhees, NJ, on February 26, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $239.00. 5. Jamison Thomas, Athletic Director, to attend the Annual DAANJ State Conference in Atlantic City, NJ, on March 24 27, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $350.00. 6. Ryan Wood, John Cooksey, and Howard Herrmann, PMHS Football Coaches, to attend the Glazier Clinics in Atlantic City, NJ, on February 27 March 1, 2015, at a total registration cost for all three attendees of $497.00. 7. Ann Haeffner and Patricia Shields, Teachers of Special Education, to attend Achieving Greater Success with your Difficult to Reach Students in Cherry Hill, NJ, on February 25, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $229.00 per person. 8. Virginia Narolewski, Occupational Therapist, to participate in and be reimbursed for a one-month on-line webinar called The Alert Program provided by the American Occupational Therapy Association from January 27 February 27, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $375.00.
01-26-3SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve Briana Baud, MS Counselor, as the Pennsville Middle School HIB Specialist, replacing Matthew Robinson, MS Counselor, effective immediately. 01-26-4SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve Brooke Davenport, Part-time Title I teacher at Valley Park, as additional Escort Program personnel at Valley Park at the contractual overtime rate of $31.15 per hour worked. 01-26-5SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve Colleen Press, Valley Park Kindergarten Teacher, for an unpaid FMLA/NJFLA leave of absence, from January 5 to February 18, 2015. 01-26-6SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve Pamela McClincy, Valley Park Teacher of Grade 1, for an unpaid FMLA/NJFLA leave of absence from January 20 to February 27, 2015.
01-26-7SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to employ Antonia Belitsas as a Paraprofessional Aide at the Pennsville Middle School, on Step #1 of the Paraprofessional Aide Guide at a salary of $16,157, effective February 1 to June 30, 2015. 01-26-8SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the following staff members for the Family Reading and Math Program at Central Park for 1.5 hours per evening, one (1) evening per week, for six (6) weeks total, at the contractual overtime rate of $31.15 per hour worked: Robin Efelis Melanie Fairfield Michelle Pedrick Monika Puitz Kristy Shimp 01-26-9SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to employ Jenna Nardelli, pending criminal history approval, as a Part-time Title I (50%) Teacher at Central Park, effective February 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015, at the annual salary of $21,798.
01-26-10SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the following staff for the extra-curricular positions at the contractual annual stipends as noted for the 2015-2015 school year: Courtney Waddington Musical Director $1,085 Courtney Waddington Dramatics Advisor $1,829 plus $822 per musical Kristin Craner Choreographer $754 Theresa Hooks Pit Orchestra $579 Matthew Martin Pit Orchestra $579 Erik Nelson Pit Orchestra $579 01-26-11SP - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to employ the following substitute teachers who have State of New Jersey teaching or substitute teaching credentials, pending criminal history approval, for the 2014-2015 school year at the rate of $85.00 per day worked: Michael Evernham (certified substitute teacher) Jennifer McFadden (certified teacher) Erin McLaughlin (certified teacher) 01-26-1BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve payment of January 2015 General Fund invoices in the amount of $611,810.19 which have been properly signed. tc RD
01-26-2BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move the board approve payment of the December 2014 Payroll and Handwritten Check List for a total of $2,036,550.17 which has been properly signed. es RD 01-26-3BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move that pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)4, the Pennsville Board of Education certifies that as of November 30, 2014, and after review of the Secretary's Monthly Financial Report appropriations section as presented and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of the Board s knowledge, no major account or fund has been overexpended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(a)1 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. es RD 01-26-4BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to change the work session board meeting date of July 21, 2015 to July 20, 2015. es RD 01-26-5BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the attached Application for Service with Xtel Communications, Inc. as part of the Alliance for Competitive Telecommunications (ACT) bid for the extended period of July 1, 2015 June 30, 2017. es RD
01-26-6BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the following incoming McKinney-Vento eligible students for the 2014-15 school year: es 1 student Sending District: Pennsville School: Valley Park School Grade: 1 Effective Dates: December 8, 2014 June 30, 2015 Tuition: None 1 student Sending District: Pennsville School: Pennsville Memorial High School Grade: 12 Effective Dates: January 2, 2015 June 30, 2015 Tuition: None 1 student Sending District: Vineland Board of Education School Attending: Valley Park School Grade: 1 Effective Dates: January 12, 2015 June 30, 2015 Tuition: $12,721.00 per year 1 student Sending District: Vineland Board of Education School Attending: Pennsville Middle School Grade: 7 Effective Dates: January 12, 2015-June 30, 2015 Tuition: $12,564.00 per year 1 student Sending District: Dyer Brook, ME School Attending: Central Park School Grade: 2 Effective Dates: January 6, 2015-June 30, 2015 Tuition: State of New Jersey 1 student Sending District: Dyer Brook, ME School Attending: Pennsville Middle School Grade: 6 Effective Dates: January 6, 2015-June 30, 2015 Tuition: State of New Jersey RD
01-26-7BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the following outgoing tuition students for the 2014-15 school year: es 1 student School: SCSSSD-Alternative Middle School Grade: 8 Effective Dates: -June 30, 2015 Tuition: $18,500.00 per year 1 student School: GCSSSD-Bankbridge Elementary Sewell, New Jersey Grade: 3 Effective Dates: November 25, 2014-June 30, 2015 Tuition: $35,100.00 per year Out of County Fee: $ 3,000.00 per year RD 01-26-8BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to approve the attached Line Item Transfers for the month of December, 2014. es RD 01-26-9BA - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move that pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(c)4, the Pennsville Board of Education certifies that as of December 31, 2014, and after review of the Secretary's Monthly Financial Report appropriations section as presented and upon consultation with the appropriate district officials, to the best of the Board s knowledge, no major account or fund has been overexpended in violation of N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.10(a)1 and that sufficient funds are available to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year. es RD
01-26-1NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to change the regular (action) board meeting date of March 9, 2015 to March 16, 2015. es RD 01-26-2NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve the following field trip: 1. College visit 01-26-3NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve the following workshops, meals plus mileage not to exceed state travel reimbursements set forth by the Department of the Treasury: 1. Susan Burstein and Cynthia Silver, Speech Language Pathologists, to attend The Annual Symposium for Speech Language Pathologists in Swedesboro, NJ, on March 20, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $169.00 per person. 2. Bobbie-Ann Jordan, Principal of Valley Park, to attend the 2015 General and Special Education Conference in Seattle, WA, on March 4 6, 2015, at a registration cost not to exceed $485 plus airfare, lodging, and meals in accordance with State regulations not to exceed $1,395. 01-26-4NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to accept the resignation of Sandra Allen, Supervisor of Math, Science, and Applied Technology, effective March 27, 2015.
01-26-5NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to accept the retirement of Rosemarie Hoffman, Academy Teacher of Graphic Design, effective July 1, 2015. 01-26-6NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve a contract between the Pennsville School District and the Middlesex Regional Education Services Commission for Ethernet Dedicated Internet Service (Edi) and Ethernet Private Line at a monthly proposed cost not to exceed $7,119.20 for sixty (60) months. 01-26-7NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve the following certified staff members to teach zero period classes at PMHS and Pennsville Middle School at the contractual overtime rate of $31.15 per hour worked for the 2014 2015 school year: Justine Adams Matt Martin Lisa Miller Erik Nelson Courtney Waddington MS Art HS Band Small Ensembles HS Orchestra Small Ensembles MS Small Ensembles HS Vocal Small Ensembles 01-26-8NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve Larry Brody, Music Accompanist, to provide accompanist services for zero period classes at PMHS at his per diem overtime rate of $27.60 per hour worked for the 2014 2015 school year.
01-26-9NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve an unpaid FMLA leave of absence for Linda Jatzke, MS Teacher of STEM, from one-half day starting January 12, 2015 through April 1, 2015. 01-26-10NB - On recommendation of the Superintendent, please move to approve the submission of an amendment to the ESEA/No Child Left Behind Entitlement Grant Application FY 15. es RD 01-26-1HB - On recommendation of the Superintendent and the Committee of the Whole, please move to affirm the findings and conclusions of the HIB Case Reports as discussed in Executive Session.